The House of Silk: A Sherlock Holmes Novel

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Meanwhile, Watson meets with a mystery criminal, later revealed as Professor Moriarty, who provides him with a key to free Holmes from prison, before the detective can be assassinated.

As is also traditional, the story opens with a lesson, by Holmes, in ratiocination and deductive reasoning, as he divines the reason for Watson’s visit based on a handful of seemingly innocuous clues. This ultimately leads to Holmes arrival at an Opium Den, his framing, and arrest on suspicion of murder himself. He explicitly names " The Adventure of the Blanched Soldier", and discusses " The Adventure of the Copper Beeches" with Moriarty.

Watson is warned that he has 48 hours in which to rescue Holmes from an assassination attempt and is given one key with which to help Holmes escape from a heavily fortified prison. The doctor apparently managed to provide Holmes with a wig and makeup sufficiently convincing to pass close scrutiny by Dr Watson although there is no mention of how these props were obtained. One of the joys of Twitter, incidentally, is that it allows readers to contact me directly and these 140-character exchanges are as valuable to me as what the professional critics have to say. The first time I saw the Sherlock Holmes movie starring Rob ert Downey Jnr I hated it because it wasn’t the Sherlock Holmes I remember.

Sherlock Holmes is back with all the nuance, pace and powers of deduction that make him the world's greatest and most celebrated detective. which actually comes from Shakespeare’s Henry V and just made me roll my eyes for its obviousness here. Although he indicates this kills her, apparently she manages to have a holiday with a friend and at least two successful pregnancies after catching the fever before her eventual death. The crimes they uncover will, even in the 21st century, have a shocking ripped-from-the-headlines impact. The House of Silk is a novel devoted to an accurate portrayal of Sherlock Holmes, Horowitz’s enthusiasm shines through, in a voice that speaks with great fluidity.Observing the window, he realizes Ross would have had a clear view of the alley and may have seen the killer. Watson remembers a story of his friend, Sherlock Holmes, and shares it in his old age with the world. Just finished reading The House of Silk by Anthony Horrowitz and what a real pleasure it was to be once more in the company of Holmes and Watson.